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Chapter Seventy Four
Operation Extermination Part Two
Near the Eternal
With Kira
Kira knew what was behind him as he immediately slowed the machine almost to a stop.
Luna couldn't catch it in time as she was flying right by him but as she did he caught her machine with his mobile suit.
Eternal
Those immediate watched as Kira snatched the machine in the air, and all knew that wasn't good.
"What do we have?" Andrew said quickly to Dacosta, they wanted to know if they could do something to help.
"He is in the blind spot sir, all we can use is our beam cannons and those will be deflected right back at us," Dacosta replied quickly.
The four year old by the elevator was watching this as well, he knew that was his father's suit but as he looked around he noticed how petrified the faces looked on the bridge crew. He even spotted his aunt, what Ryu told him flew in his mind as he didn't want to see her but he was to focused ahead to pay to much attention to it.
Lacus was looking ahead at the screen as the crew was nervous, for Luna's sake as well as their own as Kira was awfully close to the Eternal and they have yet to see Mu and Athrun.
Cagalli was on the wire with Athrun as they were caught up near the Doomsday. Kira must have called in an order to keep them busy as Mu and Athrun were taking heavy fire from anti air fire and missiles.
All were trying to figure out something when they heard his voice once again.
With Kira and Luna
Luna was doing all she could to break free, Kira had her suit with one arm and he had his saber in the other. One wrong move and she knew she was fried. He wasn't attacking her yet but if she went for something it would be a quick end, she had to figure a way out of this.
Kira however had one more thing on his mind as he tuned into Orb frequency again as he decided why not screw with their minds one more time before judgment.
Kira broke free as he could see them and they could see him.
"Your strategy was almost admirable but it will now end," Kira said as they knew the situation with the Doomsday as it wasn't damaged as they wanted it from their attack.
With Kira and Eternal
All heard his words.
His own son did as well, however he heard anger from his mother's voice as she replied.
"That is where you are wrong Kira, you know that we know what you are up to, and I will not let you finish this," Lacus responded in malice.
Kira actually smiled with a smirk, "We could have made quite a team, if those Plants are destroyed for nosing around to much that will also be on your head," Kira told her from what she was supposed to do when he took her.
"For once, I won't waste my breath or my time on you anymore," Lacus replied.
"Feisty, if I wasn't in such rush," Kira said but his sister was next.
"You…" she was saying but Kira stopped her.
"The worthless natural speaks once again," Kira replied.
Cagalli grew angry, "What are you up to now Kira?"
"Just thinking that after I finish this traitor I will destroy you next," Kira replied calmly, "I don't think you are worthy enough to see the final judgment."
Andrew and them saw him moving towards that rifle again, all he would need was one shot and it was over if it went through the bridge.
"I know you sense it on board Kira," Lacus quickly said as this was all she could do, she had to or they were dead anyway.
"Your point?" Kira asked.
Lacus for a second looked stunned before she shook her head, "You wouldn't kill your own children," Lacus quickly said almost in a plea.
Her son was watching this now, highly confused but he knew the situation.
Kira stared straight at her, "Nothing will stand in the way of my goal, besides I have no use for normal coordinators, you raised them around naturals and they will die like naturals," Kira quickly said.
Lacus and a few others were stunned, Lacus didn't want to bring them up but she was at least hoping he wouldn't harm them, or at least she could transfer them over to him so at least they could be alive, but now he didn't care.
Her son froze as he stumbled against elevator and landed with his back against the wall.
Lacus heard this as it was right behind her.
Kira said one more thing, "The world is mine," Kira replied as he signed off.
Lacus turned back around as her heart immediately dropped; she turned back around as Kira seemed to be reading a shot.
Still holding Luna he lifted the Plasma cannons over the shoulders while still holding that saber to keep her in line.
Lacus quickly got out of her chair as she went backwards towards him, she quickly knelt down while taking him in her arms, she knew this was the end.
"I'm sorry," Lacus told him as she held him tightly.
He was shaking and shattered from what he heard his own father say.
Andrew and Dacosta were doing all they could as they didn't care anymore, they armed the beam cannons and prepared to fire.
The crew watched as the cannons prepared to fire and the saber in his hand activated, he was going to get them both in one shot.
With Kira
Kira was holding the Impulse as he aimed the cannons straight at the bridge. Kira was getting ready to pull the trigger when his senses went crazy.
"Approaching," Kira said as he knew that wasn't Mu or Athrun as it was coming from the opposite way.
Kira got a deadly sense as he quickly got a weapons alert as a beam was heading straight for him.
Kira was forced to break off his attack and release Luna as the beam went flying by, that beam was heading for a thruster where the armor was light and if that hit he would have blown up.
Kira spun around as he saw his new opponent.
The rest were stunned to.
Doomsday
Classified Room
Ryu was making the final touches, he was unaware of the battle outside but that was what Kira was for.
Satellites were powering fully up one after another, Ryu was quickly checking their targeting and position one last time. These satellites were perfectly targeted towards the others.
Fifty satellites around the majority of continents with a few towards highly populated islands, Orb, Iceland, New Zealand things like that.
Ryu saw he finally got the signal that all were in the green, now he activated the controls as all satellites fired up and started.
Bridge
Willard was waiting for his tactical officer as they had finished a check on the systems and the weapons were beginning to target again.
Weapons were aimed as he got the ready signal.
"Ready to fire sir," the tactical officer said waiting for orders.
"Sir, the commander is surrounding that Eternal ship," another officer quickly said.
Willard quickly looked at the screen.
"Should I abort sir?" The tactical officer asked quickly.
Willard looked, firing the shot would only make the commander dodge it, yet again he didn't really want to take the chance that Kira wouldn't be to pleased.
"Abort the Eternal targeting, reroute the weapons to the other two ships," Willard ordered as they could still strike the other two.
"Done sir," the officer replied after about thirty seconds.
"Fire," Willard ordered.
The tactical officer did just that as another massive payload of what they had left was fired.
Orb Ships
Minerva
"Still standing," Arthur replied.
Talia looked over the ship, "We didn't breach the haul…but we did damage the weapons, let this be known that this ship can be taken down, we will do it piece by piece if we have to."
"Yes ma'am," her bridge crew replied as they still had a little hope.
"Bring us around," Talia said as they were advancing again ready to fire on the thing, they at least thought it was a little disabled, what wouldn't after a barrage like they shot at it.
The Minerva moved forward preparing to fire again.
They were locking on their weapons as what they didn't expect happened as another massive barrage was fired.
"Evade," Talia quickly said.
"To late," her helmsman quickly said.
Archangel
They were a little stunned as well on this ship that the monster was still standing, however Murrue was advancing as well as they believed they had it disabled enough that they could move in closer to do more damage.
Kisaka however was on the bridge but he wasn't taking part in this battle, he was the eyes and ears for the rest of the planet. He was monitoring all four locations as well as being in contact with the alliance headquarters so that was his mission.
He knew they were going at it on these locations and he hoped the forces would hold as they looked good.
"Target the ship again and prepare to fire," Murrue ordered as they had hope.
They moved forward as they were opposite side of the Minerva on the other side of the Doomsday.
"We are in range," one officer said.
"Target that ships weapons and prepare…" Murrue didn't have time to finish as they saw what was fired from that ship.
"Full reverse and evade," Murrue quickly ordered.
Newman did what he could but they were to close.
Minerva and Archangel
Blasts were launched as the majority was heading towards the Minerva.
Its beams blew the Tanhoiser completely up as its missiles took out the upper haul and other weapons systems on the haul. What was truly close was a smaller beam landed right below the bridge. Other shots melted the wings right off as the Minerva was heading for the ocean.
"I cannot keep it stable," the helmsman said as they had to make a crash landing in the water.
"Heavy damage," Arthur was yelling.
Meyrin was holding on for dear life as they crashed hard into the ocean.
Talia was knocked out of her seat as she quickly got back up and looked.
The Archangel however had time to shoot up its defensive measures as they were in full reverse as well as trying to evade the shots.
The Doomsday's beams took out one of their Gottfried cannons as well as the other Valiant, and a few missile pods. However thanks to Newman they didn't suffer massive haul damage and were still able to fly.
"Captain," Newman said quickly.
Murrue looked ahead as the attack was finished, "Pull out of its range and go around, we have to join up with the others," Murrue said as the turned back to try and go around the ship.
Murrue however was hearing maydays from the Minerva as they weren't fairing as easy.
Back on the Minerva it was different.
"Were nearly dead in the water captain," her helmsman told her.
"Get damage crews down there to bring us…" Talia said looking ahead, again not a good sight.
Near the Eternal-Aerial
Flying right beside the Impulse was the Destiny.
Kira looked as he didn't expect to see that machine again.
With Luna and Shinn
Luna was stunned as she saw the Destiny, especially when Shinn came on screen.
"Shinn…what are…" Luna said.
Shinn looked at her, "That will have to wait."
"How, why?" Luna was asking.
"Let's get this straight…this is not for Orb, but this is something I have to do and if I have to assist you Orb people to do it then so be it…he is mine," Shinn replied as Kira came into the picture.
Eternal
The crew was certainly stunned to see him, what had happened they didn't know, but Shinn was now assisting them and they needed all the help they could get.
Lacus was still holding her son as they watched.
With Kira and Shinn and Luna
"Still alive I see," Kira said coming into the picture.
Shinn was angry beyond belief.
"Your anger is at the highest it has ever been, you're just like a cockroach," Kira told him sternly.
"I am sick and tired of you talking down to me…you took my family, you took my friend, you took her, and now I will take your life," Shinn replied hateful as can be.
"This could be interesting," Kira said looking at the timer he had on his mobile suit.
"Just tell me one thing, how did you survive?" Kira asked.
Shinn told him for the reason that he wasn't as useless as Kira always told him he was.
"You shot the gun I had in my uniform, I knew well then I couldn't have beat you on your terms so I waited, after you dropped my own machine I moved to the Destroy where it wouldn't fall, after you left I moved it into the ocean where I waited for the cannon to fire, your forces took up the area around there but I betted my life you would be to proud to actually check to see if the wreckage was destroyed or my fate, I made repairs I could with the Destroys parts, I couldn't change any but I replaced circuits and got my machine back to around ninety five percent, then I scouted and waited for your ship to leave, I have been tailing you ever since," Shinn explained, "Not so worthless now am I? I am not like you," Shinn asked.
Kira lightly laughed, "I never go any sense from you as you are no threat."
Shinn was growing angry again.
"I was a little careless but now I will fix my own mistake," Kira replied.
Shinn readied himself for battle. Luna however did the same thing behind him.
"What are you doing? This is my battle," Shinn told her.
"You said you are not him then prove it, we stand a far better chance of winning if we do this together, remember the world is at stake not just a rivalry, show me your different and let me help you," Luna told him.
Shinn took that to thought, "…Very well, we will defeat him."
Luna smiled.
"How touching, its making me want to cry," Kira said mocking them both, but it wasn't in a mocking voice he was dead serious, it was clear he wasn't playing around anymore.
"Let's do this," Shinn said.
Kira looked at the clock again, "Not much time, I have to end this quickly," Kira said as he moved over to the left side and started typing in quick controls on his suit.
Shinn and Luna flew forwards as they saw the Armageddon's eyes flash and a pulse was emitted.
Doomsday
Bridge
They saw what their last attack did as Willard was smiling happily.
"Minerva has taken serious damage, Archangel is pulling out of range sir," an officer told him.
"Shall we fire again?" The tactical officer said.
"Delay that, let it go and focus on the Minerva, we will get one of them at least," Willard said.
"Yes sir, targeting weapons," the tactical officer said.
Willard watched as they were ready, "Fire."
The tactical officer followed orders and fired at the sitting duck of a ship.
Classified Room
Ryu watched as the satellites started lowering.
All were in sync and about to enter the atmosphere.
Ryu watched and kept an eye on the controls as his headquarters in space was doing.
The satellites lowered and stopped right on position.
Ryu checked the coolant systems as so far they would hold up and Ryu knew they could for about an hour like this.
Ryu moved and started typing a few more codes, "Satellite activation…now," Ryu said as the satellites started opening up in the back to reveal the absorption reflection umbrella like mirrors.
The front of them that was already in the earth opened up as the cannon was lowered. That opened up as well as the large targeting barrel was ready.
This process took ten minutes as phase one was complete.
In space they were taking over the monitoring of the satellites as Ryu moved for phase two.
Heading over towards the reactor controls he saw which reactor would be the one to start the reaction. The South American Reactor was the one. Ryu did something else as that was okay as well.
Ryu was working on that reactor as that one started opening up fully as well as it was ready to catch the sun's rays.
"Powering up all reactors," Ryu said as all four would do this but this one was the started and if they lost the two satellites here it was over.
The reactors came on line as they needed twenty minutes; this time was taking forever as Ryu went back to monitoring.
When the reactors were charged Ryu had only one last thing to do as he checked the satellites one last time, they were ready for their slight rotation when they got the power for the shots. They couldn't move to far when firing or they would be out of alignment but Ryu saw they were all ready.
Ryu knew quickly transferred an order to Willard as Willard took it.
Ryu now put the final touches and codes as all he had to do was hit a few more and the reaction would start.
Around the Earth
Earth Forces
When Zaft attacked they came at full force so the alliance met that force, they were both on the attack as it seemed very even.
The alliance forces were going to hold these areas at all costs.
Zaft Forces
Zaft moved in quickly as they saw this resistance, they tried getting in touch with their commanders but none answered.
The battle commanders knew they had to take these sights at all costs as they started pushing forward.
Destroys Locations
They were all ready as they had their monitors pointed at the sky, if something entered they would know it.
Zaft was pushing forward as they were about to hit the main defensive line. The scouting forces weren't their main force; the defensive line was the main force for the alliance.
The pilots were ready as was the crew around the reactors.
"Sir…two objects are lowering entering the atmosphere," the officers reported.
The officers knew this was time, all four locations saw what was going on as they entered at the same time.
They quickly scrambled their pilots as they began getting ready.
On radar and long range monitor they saw them, the two things that could start the end of mankind.
"Prepare for the operation," the base commander said as they crew worked on the reactors for the Destroy.
The Destroys pilot started powering up the machines as they had to be ready when the transfer was started.
Alliance and Zaft Forces
Alliance scouting parties were all wiped out in the four locations while all Zaft units reached all four defensive lines of all locations. The battle was very difficult here as the Zaft commanders saw something that lurked ahead on radar.
In a few locations they were able to pull it up on radar as they had no clue what it was but it was pointed in space and that was something they had to stop.
The commanders gave their orders as their orders were clear, they had to stop them at all costs.
Zaft forces charged with all they can.
In North America and Europe Zaft was advancing well, however in Asia and South America they were at a halt.
Asia reactors were the hardest as Zaft was using its battleships but they were advancing two slowly. South America it was a fight so even it was to close to call.
South American Location
Earth Forces
Once they got word that the Zaft forces were approaching this base commander was quick to give his orders.
Pilots scrambled to their mobile suits and other defensive weapons.
The commander made sure all formed their defensive line about a quarter mile away. He sent the scouting forces ahead to intercept them or to slow them down was the real reason, as he knew they wouldn't be the ones to last long.
Back at the location the Destroy was set up as well as the two reactors. The crew and operators rushed to this location where the commander was waiting for them.
"Pilot ready the Destroy, get the machine powered up and run as many system checks as you can," the commander quickly ordered.
"Yes sir," the pilot replied doing just that.
The commander turned to the crew, "Ready the reactors to begin power transfer, then wait until we start the transfer to use the coolants."
"Yes sir," that crew said.
"Get on it," the commander said as they were rushing to do just that.
The pilot of the Destroy started up the machine running all checks he could, the cannons, power supply, as well as the structure, these shots were going to take a lot out of the massive machine.
The crew started working on the reactors, a few were powering them up while a few were reading the coolant systems that would activate when the power was being transferred to the Destroy, this was going to get awfully hot so to prevent damage or worse it exploding as well as overheating so they had to be ready, it wasn't helping that they were in a tropical location either so they had to be on top ready status. Lastly the crew that would do the transfer was running last minute simulations.
The commander was overseeing all of this as he was hearing battling getting closer which meant the scouting forces were down but now they would have to meet the defensive line where he knew they wouldn't get through.
Zaft Forces
The Zaft commander met moderate resistance with the scouting parties but his forces handled them, it was when they arrived at the defensive line that he wasn't to sure. Mobile suit after mobile suit along with tanks, trucks just about everything. Looking ahead they saw a massive mobile suit that looked to be pointing up to the sky.
The head commander knew whatever it was it was pointing into space and that was something that couldn't be allowed. Though they were questionable about Ryu they would do anything for the Plants.
"We push forward, whatever that is I want it destroyed at all cost," the commander ordered.
All acknowledged as they started moving forward into a massive fire fight.
Their forces were all mobile suits, land and air based models, they couldn't get their warships into the jungle in so little time so this was all they had and they were outnumbered.
Earth Forces
The defensive line met it with forces as nothing was getting by so far and that was how they wanted to keep it.
At the Destroys location they were monitoring the skies as they finally got the alert that two objects were descending in the area that they were ordered to monitor.
"Sir," the officer replied.
The battle commander looked, "This must be it."
His words were answered when they got the visual from the monitors.
"Sir," the officer said as they saw them opening up.
The commander looked at the battle location as nothing was through yet but Zaft was doing an admirable job as both sides were racking up losses.
"We begin now," the commander said.
"Yes sir," they replied as the commander gave the order to all of them.
The pilot of the Destroy sat back looking at the controls, he got the first targeting location as he moved the Destroy slightly while taking aim with his cannon, this massive distance would set a record, but that was what they were modified to do, if they would work as this was something never tried before, the pilot locked on to the first location as he could do nothing now until they started the transfer.
The reactors operators turned them on to full power as they monitored and tended to them as they needed.
The transfer crew was up in the hot seat as they were watching their gages for the correct rate to begin.
"Time," the commander said as he didn't like those things up in the sky.
"I need a few more minutes, the pressure isn't high enough yet sir," the head transfer officer replied.
The commander paced around as they didn't know where the reaction was going to start but he would not let himself fail and the reaction started here.
The commander kept waiting as something was happening up in the sky.
Minerva
Bridge
"Ma'am!" Arthur quickly said again as another wave was heading for them.
"Counter and get us…" Talia said as there was little they could do.
Missiles struck first all over the top haul as the beams from the cannons took out more of their weapons as well as shot a large hole right where their engines were located.
Many of the engines exploded into a large blast.
The ship shook violently as all could feel themselves being moved backwards.
The ship was sinking from the stern as it was lifting it up in the air. It was taking in water as a few crew didn't have a chance. While others were panicking, the ship was a sitting duck and they didn't have a chance against a volley like that.
Talia looked ahead as she gave her next order, "Prepare to submerge," Talia order as Arthur and the bridge crew did what they could as the ship had sunk.
Doomsday
Bridge
The bridge crew watched.
Willard looked ahead, "One down, two to go," Willard replied.
However it was then that Willard got orders from Ryu.
Willard read the orders as he lifted his eyes a little.
"Shall we get in pursuit of the Archangel sir?" the helmsman asked.
Willard looked up, "Delay those orders, prepare for code blue ascent."
All turned to look at him, those orders meant only one thing.
"Shall I inform the commander sir?" the com officer asked.
"Do it, but I think he already knows, we now prepare to return to space," Willard replied.
The crew heard that as they went to work, this was something they didn't try before but the commander designed this feature to get the massive ship back to space so they were about to find out if it would work, but they didn't dare voice that in front of Kira or Ryu.
Classified Room
After Ryu gave that order he turned back to the monitors.
Ryu got the final green light as he typed in the last code, and the code words were mission complete.
Ryu then watched all the monitors as he pressed the last button.
Space
The reactor got the command as it immediately began.
Alliance Headquarters
The alliance big shots had monitors for all four locations as they were watching everything. They saw the massive start to the battle as well as the skies.
Once the satellites began heading down they saw all Destroy crews start to prepare their shots, every second was like an hour.
"We have to destroy all four locations," the president said.
"What we need is the one that starts the reaction, but we don't know which one it will be," another leader told them.
They watched with anxiety as an officer rushed in quickly.
"Sir, news sir," the officer said.
The president turned to him, "Report."
"Look at the skies for all four locations sir," the officer said.
The president's staff split the main monitor into four, "What am I looking for?" the president asked.
"Look at all four locations sir," the officer replied.
"I see nothing different…" The president stopped himself, "What is that?"
"The skies over the South American location are a lot brighter sir…that is the one, our people have confirmed it," the officer replied.
Their eyes went large as the president immediately got on the horn to them and others; it was beginning in South America.
They even contacted Kisaka and told him.
Near the Eternal
With Kira Shinn and Luna
Shinn and Luna flew forwards as they saw the Armageddon's eyes flash and a pulse was emitted.
This pulse was quick and passed through the location.
Shinn was really angry and Luna followed however they had a problem as their suits immediately began shutting down.
"What is this?" Shinn asked as the machine was frozen.
"I can't move," Luna added moving the controls quickly.
Eternal
The Eternal crew watched as they were dead in the water and they didn't know why, that pulse hit them as well but they could still move.
With Kira, Shinn and Luna
They were trying like crazy but they couldn't move, it was then they heard Kira over the radio.
"It seems to me that our little game is over," Kira told him.
"What did you do to us?" Shinn asked angry.
Kira smirked, "Remember you arrogant fool I built your machines."
"So what?" Shinn asked banging the controls.
Kira lightly laughed, "Inside all three of them I placed a fail safe, it allows my machine to emitted a frequency pulse that cuts the power straight to your machines, this was always my little way of keeping control over you three if need be and now was a need be as my time is very limited."
"Impossible, Orb checked our machines over," Luna added.
"Don't make me laugh, I disguised the fail safe controls to look nothing more then sensor controls, such an insult to think a bunch of naturals and traitor's coordinators could find my work," Kira replied.
"I will kill you," Shinn said.
"I highly doubt it," Kira added as another pulse was emitted as it took out the flight controls as they started falling.
"Let see if I can take you both out of a freefall," Kira added removing as saber as he moved to finish them both.
They couldn't move as they saw the demon machine heading right for them.
Kira was moving for a slash when his senses went nuts again as he quickly turned around and raised his saber as the golden machine was right there.
"You interrupted my slaughter La Flaga," Kira replied.
Mu made it just in time, they were a little busy since the Doomsday went to other things, Athrun was with him as Mu gave him another task to do.
Kira turned as both machines fell into the water and then he turned his attention back to Mu while Kira got the orders.
Orb Personal
Kisaka got the orders from the headquarters as he quickly passed them along.
With Kira and Mu
Mu heard the orders as he switched back to Kira's frequency.
"What do you say kid, one last time," Mu added moving his saber.
Kira stared at him, "Time is so limited but that is an offer I could never refuse," Kira said as both flew forward as their sabers connected with a thunderous blow.
To be continued...
(A\N): The next chapter is the moment of truth; Mu takes on Kira as a surprise is learned. Bye for now.